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Post by Triple S on Apr 24, 2024 22:55:09 GMT -5
Awful Dynamite to follow up a strong Dynasty show on Sunday.
Please don’t make Tony Khan an on-screen character. 🤦♂️🤣
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shenmue
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Post by shenmue on Apr 24, 2024 23:20:02 GMT -5
Khan's sell of the body shot is an all time classic moment, beautiful.
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Post by Triple S on Apr 24, 2024 23:31:05 GMT -5
Tony proves that he’s just a fan and has no business being involved with a spot or on-screen at all.
I’m willing to bet if they try an Elite vs. Tony Khan program… it’ll backfire and fans are going to start cheering for The Elite. UNLESS it leads to The Elite vs. Khan’s picks for Blood & Guts or Stadium Stampede.
Something like: Matthew Jackson, Nicholas Jackson, Kazuchika Okada & Jack Perry vs. Kenny Omega, Bryan Danielson and FTR.
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Post by rkmo: 9 Month Warning on Apr 25, 2024 0:11:56 GMT -5
Hey, can I regurgitate my issues with the handling of Jack Perry now, or are they still immaterial?
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Post by Crane on Apr 25, 2024 1:22:15 GMT -5
I thought the show was fine, although I do think the Swerve/Fletcher opener should have swapped places with the Mox/Hobbs match. Damn shame to see Hobbs blow his knee out. Hope it's not a serious injury.
Casino Gauntlet was really fun, Ospreay/Roddy is gonna be great.
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Post by hbkjason on Apr 25, 2024 2:54:45 GMT -5
AEW is such an interesting wrestling show! By that I mean there are so many things on the show that I like and find entertaining, but there is other stuff that is a real turn off and for that moment I think "maybe this has jumped the shark and it is not for me" but then a segment later they have me back. As long as there is more stuff that I like than I do not like, I will keep on watching.
I also have to say that this is the most into the Bucks I have been since I started watching AEW and while the way Tony went down was Linda McMahon levels of bad, I am intrigued to see where this all goes and who is going to be the squad to stand up to these guys.
Also, I know I am in the minority here, but the New Japan stuff does nothing for me at all, apart from Takecrapa, none of the guys have clicked with me and I think that he has because I feel like they have actually developed his character a bit and not just demanded I know who he is if that makes sense.
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Post by Suckasays on Apr 25, 2024 5:06:08 GMT -5
The way Tony Kahn flew backwards after the stomach punch cracked me up. It was like Ryu popped him with a Hadoken on Street Fighter 🤣🤣🤣
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Post by J-MANN: Tag Team Champion on Apr 25, 2024 6:45:13 GMT -5
Khan's sell of the body shot is an all time classic moment, beautiful. It’s hilarious 🤣
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Post by rkmo: 9 Month Warning on Apr 25, 2024 6:50:11 GMT -5
Khan's sell of the body shot is an all time classic moment, beautiful. It’s hilarious 🤣 The way "Dynamite" is perfectly squared up in the image too 🤦
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Post by The American Daydream on Apr 25, 2024 7:30:48 GMT -5
Awful Dynamite to follow up a strong Dynasty show on Sunday. Please don’t make Tony Khan an on-screen character. 🤦♂️🤣 Oh its definitely happening. You know he was a massive WCW mark so I guarantee this is the beginning of his own spin on the NWO vs WCW storyline.
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Post by hitmancmedge on Apr 25, 2024 7:41:44 GMT -5
Awful Dynamite to follow up a strong Dynasty show on Sunday. Please don’t make Tony Khan an on-screen character. 🤦♂️🤣 Oh its definitely happening. You know he was a massive WCW mark so I guarantee this is the beginning of his own spin on the NWO vs WCW storyline. The thing I hate, is people always bring up Vince/Austin as proof that this works, while ignoring the other thousand times that promotions have tried this and failed even the wwe countless times. Even Bischoff didn’t really work after the first few months.
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Post by The American Daydream on Apr 25, 2024 8:16:44 GMT -5
Oh its definitely happening. You know he was a massive WCW mark so I guarantee this is the beginning of his own spin on the NWO vs WCW storyline. The thing I hate, is people always bring up Vince/Austin as proof that this works, while ignoring the other thousand times that promotions have tried this and failed even the wwe countless times. Even Bischoff didn’t really work after the first few months. 100% agree, Austin/Vince was definitely lightning in a bottle imo and I don't think it will ever be duplicated to that degree. I'm also not saying it won't work for AEW/TK. He's got the roster and talent to do it but I truly think Eddie Kingston is THAT anti-authority character they should be putting money/time into. I know he's not the flippy spot guy but he's got the IT factor when it comes to personality and attitude plus he gets consistent reactions and can cut a good promo. I also don't think TK is the authority figure to use per say. Sure he looks the part of the frail weak boss but can he act his role? Can he ever get physically involved in the action to take the story to that next level in a believable manner? I'm very skeptical on that after last night the way he bumped lol. It could definitely happen though, with time and practice he could get it down. Like I said they have all the resources and the roster to do it. It's the execution that will matter. I'll be keeping an eye on it either way.
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Post by Angusdacat on Apr 25, 2024 10:34:03 GMT -5
Austin/Vince worked because it was the most over babyface of all time against the most over heel of all time.
That being said, I'm not against this angle yet. They've never had TK attacked before so it adds a lot of suspense to the program and puts Jack Perry in exactly the right light he needs to be in to have a chance at being successful. Where the story will fail is if they continue to have TK in a central role for it. Have people fight FOR him. Don't involve the guy himself.
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Post by rkmo: 9 Month Warning on Apr 25, 2024 10:46:46 GMT -5
Oh its definitely happening. You know he was a massive WCW mark so I guarantee this is the beginning of his own spin on the NWO vs WCW storyline. The thing I hate, is people always bring up Vince/Austin as proof that this works, while ignoring the other thousand times that promotions have tried this and failed even the wwe countless times. Even Bischoff didn’t really work after the first few months. The Mr. McMahon character was born out of the Montreal Screwjob, and Vince playing it came easily because he is a contemptible sack. Austin brokered in a fresh rebellious attitude coming out of a period of unrealistic goofy gimmicks and stale storytelling. The rivalry captured the blue collar fantasy of standing up to those on a pedestal. Even Bischoff and Russo had decent times of character work, but they both were too often involved and the act wore thin, and became a device to feed their egos. And in Russo's case, didn't hold enough respect for the business he was working in. The problem here is TK is supposedly the one we feel sympathy for, and Perry and the Bucks are the bad guys on screen. But for one, the audience is well aware of the backstage dichotomy and knows this narrative is crap. And two, a good portion of the crowd side with Perry and/or hold no respect for Tony. Sympathy is gonna be scarce, the support for the eventual good guys is gonna be solely at face value of the stars drawn in, the resulting reactions are gonna be somewhat muddled and at times dividing, and the angle does nothing to dissuade the hate and mockery the company already receives.
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Post by J-MANN: Tag Team Champion on Apr 25, 2024 12:44:36 GMT -5
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Post by CM Tusk on Apr 25, 2024 13:50:03 GMT -5
Okada going to bite Omega next week
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Post by rkmo: 9 Month Warning on Apr 25, 2024 14:38:38 GMT -5
Somebody put TK selling to the Eric Andre thing. You know the one.
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Post by Nick Papagiorgio on Apr 25, 2024 16:22:57 GMT -5
The ratings are in
683,000
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Post by CM Tusk on Apr 25, 2024 16:37:15 GMT -5
The ratings are in 683,000Losing that HOOKer audience
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Post by hitmancmedge on Apr 25, 2024 16:52:35 GMT -5
You think that a portion of the AEW audience knows that nothing ever happens on the post ppv show? The audience post ppv is always significantly down from the weeks before the ppv?
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